After the Civil War, five Confederates find trouble in a Yankee town when one of them accidentally shoots and kills a young local boy.After the Civil War, five Confederates find trouble in a Yankee town when one of them accidentally shoots and kills a young local boy.After the Civil War, five Confederates find trouble in a Yankee town when one of them accidentally shoots and kills a young local boy.
Sterling Franck
- Cain Mason
- (as Cain Mason)
Fred Aldrich
- Blacksmith
- (uncredited)
John Barton
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Buck Bucko
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Cecil Combs
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Fritz Ford
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
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- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaA few days before Rebel In Town was released, Ruth Roman survived the sinking of the Italian luxury liner Andrea Doria. (July 25, 1956).
- Quotes
Wesley Mason: [while being whipped] No more, Pa! Mercy, Pa!
- SoundtracksRebel in Town
(theme song)
Music by Les Baxter
Words by Lenny Adelson
Performed by The Crew Cuts and men's/women's chorus
Played during the opening credits and sporadically throughout the film
Featured review
A psychological drama about how the Civil War affected people's perspectives
I just watched this movie on Netflix. Although I am a big western fan, I had never seen this movie with its wonderful cast. The general story line is about a nervous confederate man shooting a boy and then becoming more cowardly than ever, allowing his brother to take the blame. That's not what this movie is truly about. It is about the psychological effects people had as the Civil War ended. On one side, we have the heroic Northern officer who can't resist always assisting the law and his perspective of the Confederacy that he has passed on to his son. On the other side, we have five war-weary confederate soldiers, four brothers and a father, having just robbed a bank in a nearby town, but having a need for water. Three of them ride into town and one is involved with a shooting. The youngest brother feels guilt and wants to do the right thing. The father of the shooting victim wants revenge against the soldiers, regardless of the fact it was an accident. The story hinges on the tug and pull of the emotions and feelings people had, due to the War. If there was something I would criticize, it would be the writer finding the easy out by making the shooter become cowardly and unconcerned about anyone but himself. What made this western stand out to me was the material it covered. It was not a simple plot. The emotional content is what makes this story special, the right and wrong perspective idea consistently flows throughout this movie with only Ruth Roman being the voice of reason and logic. All the actors did great jobs with their characters and it was refreshing watching actors, normally portrayed as stereotypical heroes playing people with huge flaws that pinpointed their humanity. I would like to have seen more of Ben Johnson (side bar complaint). Very worthy of watching more than once.
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- audacious1
- May 2, 2017
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- Also known as
- Der Rebell von Arizona
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- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- 1.37 : 1
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